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Committee hears testimony on HB 2429 to implement 'Washington Thriving' system for children and youth behavioral health
Summary
House Early Learning & Human Services Committee heard a work session and public testimony on HB 2429, which would require the governor to coordinate state agencies around the Washington Thriving strategic plan, create a leadership council and an executive coordination officer, and extend the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Work Group.
Rep. Lisa Kallen, prime sponsor of House Bill 2429, told the House Early Learning & Human Services Committee that the bill seeks to put the Washington Thriving strategic plan into practice by improving coordination across state agencies.
"The System of Care with a capital S really means that we have a very well coordinated system that covers the full range of everything a child needs for wellness," Rep. Lisa Kallen said, describing the bill's aim to simplify families' experience of state services.
The bill, as summarized by committee counsel Luke Wickham, would require the governor, to the extent possible within existing resources, to support and facilitate cross-agency coordination following the…
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